Posts By Rakhi Chakraborty
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GeneralHow Wedding Whizz plans to make weddings an eco-friendly affair in Pakistan
Begun by student entrepreneurs, and profitable within a year of going into business, Wedding Whizz plans weddings centred around economy and sustainability....
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Environment
How Shahzad Qureshi is building forests in the middle of Pakistan’s cities with his startup Urban Forest
“In 2015, Karachi went through a heat wave and more than 1200 people perished because of it. Karachites in general are resilient...
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Environment
How Pakistan’s first gardening blog spearheaded into two organizations dedicated to greening Karachi
A spine injury, and dashed hopes, set Zahra Ali on an unexpected life path. “Luckily, during the end of my university...
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Entrepreneurship
‘I am committed to being an entrepreneur more than ever:’ Saba Gul on quitting Popinjay and exploring what’s next
Stepping down from the iconic brand she’s created has been a gut-wrenching decision for Saba Gul. But the maverick entrepreneur says she...
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Featured
How two school buddies turned co-founders are tackling the question of sustainable menstruation in Pakistan through their startup Recircle
Having become the first company to retail menstrual cups in the country, Recircle aims to become a hub for eco-friendly lifestyle products....
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Entrepreneurship
I cannot help everyone. But everyone can help someone: How Seed Out plans to combat poverty by raising an army of entrepreneurs
Zain Ashraf Mughal ran into a peculiar problem while an undergraduate student at the University of Miami. “I used to regularly give...
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Entrepreneurship
‘Now is the time to seize these opportunities:’ Saba Hassan, founder, Banyan Tree
Getting started Karachi based social startup Banyan Tree came to be thus named because of the generosity its namesake inspires. Founder Saba...
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Entrepreneurship
How Patari aims to revolutionize the Pakistani music scene
Freedom Entrepreneurship was embedded in Khalid Bajwa’s psyche, though he hadn’t realized it yet. After college, the young upstart had no wish...
